How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tonga?

25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs Tonga: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Senegal

2.11 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tonga

2.17 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Senegal rank

180th

Tonga rank

179th

Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Senegal
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 2.17 kilograms per hectare against 2.11 kilograms per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Tonga ahead.

Senegal ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 179th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.1 kilograms per hectare	2.99 kilograms per hectare	0.89 kilograms per hectare	Tonga
2000s	3.44 kilograms per hectare	0.975 kilograms per hectare	2.47 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2010s	7.98 kilograms per hectare	1.99 kilograms per hectare	5.98 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2020s	8.04 kilograms per hectare	2.47 kilograms per hectare	5.57 kilograms per hectare	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Senegal or Tonga?: Tonga, at 2.17 kilograms per hectare against 2.11 kilograms per hectare in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Senegal and Tonga?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tonga?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Tonga rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Senegal ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 179th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.